Keyword results: North Fitzroy
Super Tasty Rooster
A little-known fact about ThreeThousand's editor is her pathological hatred of chickens, "alive or dead". I, on the other hand, love the little bastards - especially fried or roasted. When in Sydney, I make a pilgrimage to Clem's Chicken Shop, and if the Aussie dollar would stop crapping its pants, I would definitely dine at alluringly named Hell's Kitchen eatery, Piece Of Chicken.
Mitte Café
You know how it happens: you light some candles, pour another glass of red wine and before you know it you're standing on the street watching the fire brigade hose down your rental property. That's what happened to the tenants of number 76 Michael Street in 2007. Happily, Mitte has risen phoenix-like from the ashes, bringing with it tasty breakfast and lunch treats.
Beats n Bleeps
What:
Beats n Bleeps
Where:
Glitch Bar, 318 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy (near corner of Holden St)
When:
Fri Aug 15, 9pm-1am
How much:
$5 on the door
Description:
Axe murderers, cannibals, Sam Newman-inspired suicide attempts and faces being hacked off on a random Greyhound bus... Seek refuge from reality and head down to Beats n Bleeps at Glitch Bar next Friday for unique audio stimulation. Welcome Dear Friend will provide electronica folk/acoustic whilst Adam Simmons vs Brian O'Dwyer play jazz-death-hypnotic chaos.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: A
Julio
Benevolent, daggy yet inherently cool, Julio, like Paul Simon, is indifferent to judging eyes. Fresh jam and custard doughnuts are Julio's trademark product. Gobble one while you tap into the free wireless internet and slurp your Supreme coffee.
Should you feel like something more, the menu offers a delightful mix of items startlingly different from Melbourne's quotidian cafe chow, a ‘Turkish breakfast plate' with tomato, cucumber, fetta and olives sets the tonefor a Moorish themed menu, dominated by salads and fresh produce rather than bread (although the sardine, lemon and harissa toasted sandwich is a ripper).
The Breakfast Club
"They were five strangers, with nothing in common, meeting for the first time: a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse. Before the day was over, they broke the rules, bared their souls, and touched each other in a way they never dreamed possible"
The Breakfast Club: Seriously, there'd be few 20-30 year olds who've never twisted some Ringwald ringlets, flexed some Estevez charm or quipped some acid-tongued Judd Nelson insults to some poor math professor after seeing this coming-of-age epic.
Clara Fox
“Fashion is the last repository of the marvellous”, said Christian Dior (and Malcolm McLaren, who would typically pilfer the quote for his own ends). The same could be said for Clara Fox. Perched prettily in the suburban leg of Brunswick Street, this parlour of vintage proper is presided over by the titular, flame-haired Ms Fox, a grande dame of Melbourne’s ragtrade who has finally collected her treasures in one spot.
Drawing Fancy – A Collection of Modern Illustration
Curated by Miso and Ghostpatrol, Drawing Fancy takes the whole stencil thing back to basics. Eighteen local and international street artists / illustrators (including Akiro, 8-bit, Acorn, Elph, Slug, Zombie Trash and more) turn their full attention to paper. Traversing the achingly cute to the downright disturbing, these are illustrations that will hang in your parlour long after the ravages of time and elements have erased all but a neon shadow (and the distant memory of certain people’s street cred) from laneway walls.
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